Alisher Usmanov has recorded a video message on the eve of the court Alexei Navalny

Alisher Usmanov has recorded a video message on the eve of the court Alexei Navalny

Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov made his first appearance in the status of searching. In network “Vkontakte” there was a record of his personal appeal to the Internet audience and opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

We will remind, the last named defendant in an action for slander of Mr Usmanov. According to records, videos taken on camera phones.

Today, may 18, the Lublin court of Moscow should begin preparing for trial on the claim of Alisher Usmanov to Alexei Navalny on protection of honor and dignity. The businessman demanding the refutation of a number of public statements of opposition.

In particular, the latter is called “bribe” the transfer of Mr Usmanov, the sotsgosproyekt Foundation of land and a house in the village of Znamenskoye value of 5 billion rubles. Later, this property, according to Mr. Navalny, allegedly went to use Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Mr Usmanov announced that the transaction was commercial. His claim also included allegations that the businessman allegedly made a fortune thanks to the connections with the state and an understatement of expenses for remuneration of labor of employees of their industrial enterprises.